01386nas a2200145   4500008004100000245003500041210003500076300001200111490000700123520100400130100002001134700001701154700002101171856004801192       2010                        eng d00aEmerging Personal Media Genres0 aEmerging Personal Media Genres  a947-9630 v123 a<p>In this article we argue that the concept of genre has a valuable function within sociological theory, particularly for understanding emerging communicative practices within social and personal media. Genres span the whole range of recognizable forms of communication, play a crucial role in overcoming contingency and facilitate communication. Their function is to enhance composing and understanding of communication by offering interpretative, recognizable and flexible frames of reference. As such, genres generate a sense of stability in modern complex societies. Genres ought to be seen as an intermediary level between the levels of media and text, however influenced by both. They operate as interaction between two interdependent dimensions, conventions and expectations, both of which are afforded by media and specific texts. In this article these relationships are illustrated through two cases of emerging personal media genres: the online diary and the camphone self-portrait.</p>
1 aLüders, Marika1 aPrøitz, Lin1 aRasmussen, Terje  uhttps://genreacrossborders.org/da/node/1280